We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
FRANCIS CHANWhere it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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A key to everything is surrender – to really come before the Lord and say, – I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay’ or ‘God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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